Polyxenus lagurus explained

Polyxenus lagurus, known as the bristly millipede is a species of millipede found in many areas of Europe and North America.[1] [2] It is covered with detachable bristles that have the ability to entangle ants and spiders that attack the animal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Hoffman . R. L. . Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America . Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications . 1999 . 8 . 1–553. p. 13
  2. Book: William Shear . Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844 . Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. 2011. . 3148 . 978-1-86977-850-7. 159–164. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p164.pdf. Zhang, Z.-Q..
  3. Water vapour absorption in the penicillate millipede Polyxenus lagurus (Diplopoda: Penicillata: Polyxenida): microcalorimetric analysis of uptake kinetics . Jonathan C. Wright & Peter Westh . . 2006 . 209 . 13 . 2486–2494 . 10.1242/jeb.02280. 16788032 . free .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Polyxenus lagurus".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.